Lid for cooking utensils and similar receptacles.



1101890387. PATENTED JUNE 9, 190a. H. L. WHITE & F. J. ROGERS.

LID FOR QQOKING UTBNS'ILS AND SIMILAR REGEPTAGLES.

'- Azrnlnulou FILED H13. 18. 19,08.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY L. WHITE AND .FRANGIS J. ROGERS, OF WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA.

LID FOR COOKING UTENSILS ANDSIMILAB REGEPTACLES.

ing, in the county-of Ohio and State of West 1 Vir inia, have inventedcertain new and useful I vide a cooking utensil A tion is betterunderstood, the same consists Improvements in Lids for Cooking Uten-Receptacles, of which the following is a s ecification, reference beinghad therein to t e accompan 'ng drawing.-

This'invention relates to 'ds for cooking utensils and similar,receptacles, and the primary object of-our invention is, ,to provide alid wherein novel means is employed for preventing the escape of odorsthat'arise from vegetables and other matter being cooked'in a utensil.

A further object of thi's'invention is to prolid with an absorbent,

that will absorb odors and fumes and prevent their escape from autensil.

With these and other objects in view which will more readily appear asthe invensils and Similar in the novel construction, combination andarrangement of parts to be presently described and then specificallypointedout in the appended claims. i I

In t e drawing: Figure 1 is-a cross sectional view of a hd constructedin accordance with our invention, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of thestructure that 'is detachably mounted in the lid, and Fig. 3 is aerspectlve view'of a handle detached from t e hd. In the accom anyingdrawings, 1 designates a utensil 1i having a central opening 2 ada tedto receive a casing 3. ThlS casing is fiiied with charcoal 4 or similarabsorbent material. The casing 3 has its top and bottom provided with aplurality of'openings 5,

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed February 18, 1908.Serial No. 416,612-

Patented June 9, 1908.

and its sides with circumferentially arranged openings 6. These openingsare covered with a gauze 7, arranged upon the inner sides of the casing3, said gauze preventing the charcoal 4 from passing through theopenings 5 and 6, and precipitated into a cooking utensil.

To retain the casing 3 Within the opening 2 of the utensil lid, we use'ahandle 8, said handle being pivotally connected to the utensil lid, asat 9' and provided with a slot- 10, adapted to receive a headed pin 1]arranged opposite the pivotal point of said handle. The inner verticalsides of the handle 8 are PI'OYldOtl'Mibll inwardly projecting lugs 12,these lugs engaging in oppositely disposed grooves 13, provided therefor1n the casing 3.

It will thus be observed that the casing 3 can be easily removed fromthe lid when desired. 7

Having now described our nvention what we claim as new, is

The combination with a utensil lid having an opening formed therein, ofa casing adapted to fit in said openin said casing having a plurality ofopenings arranged over said openings, an absorbent material within saidcasing, and a. handle pivoted upon said lid for supporting said casingwithin said lid, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in the presence of twowitnesses.

HARR-Y L. WHITE.

FRANCIS J. ROGERS.

Witnesses:

W. D. BUTLER, Tnos. NORRIS.

n Iormed therein, gauze.

